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Predicting Rick Perry’s future is more risky than wearing burnt orange to an Aggie bonfire. But that won’t deter your bold team at Texas on the Potomac. After consulting with academics and political consultants from both parties, here are our odds for Perry’s potential announcements …

Please vote in our Texas on the Potomac poll: What would you like Rick Perry to announce on Monday when he describes his “exciting future plans”? A presidential campaign? Another race for governor? Retirement? Resignation? …

In our post Fly with Mitt Romney on Hair Force One, we asked readers to name the Republican nominee’s campaign jet. We received dozens of responses — from serious to whimsical. Here are some of your answers. Vote for your favorite! …

GOP VP nominee Paul Ryan: “The president can say a lot of things, and he will, but he can’t tell you that you’re better off. Simply put, the Jimmy Carter years look like the good old days compared to where we are right now.”

Obama campaign press secretary Ben LaBolt: “We’ve made progress, businesses have created more than 4.5 million jobs, GM is reborn, we’ve created more than 500,000 manufacturing jobs after that sector had been in decline.”

Are you more offended by Joe Biden’s suggestion that Mitt Romney’s policies would put African Americans “back in chains” or by Todd Akin’s remark that rape victims are unlikely to get pregnant? We invite you to vote in our TxPotomac reader poll. …

What political news gives you some special holiday cheer? Ron Paul’s performance on the campaign trail? Or Rick Perry’s belly-flop (so far)? Or do you thank the Lord that Rick Perry continues to preside over Texas state government? …